Since the Re-inventing Radcliffe study was adopted in 2004 Bury Council had been extremely proactive and successful in taking forward its recommendations. URBED along with King Sturge and TPP were asked to prepare a masterplan for the three linked East Lancashire Paper Mill (ELPM), Coney Green and Radcliffe High School sites, make recommendations about the location and form of the new school and to suggest uses for the balance of the ELPM site and the two school sites.

The Masterplan was adopted as a material planning consideration to Bury Council as approved Unitary Development Plan by Bury MBC's Executive Committee in April 2005.